Who is next? This question arises in every Baloch student’s mind when he hears the news of the abduction of his friend. This is what leads Baloch students towards depression and anxiety.
The enforced disappearances in Balochistan are a grave violation of human rights, depriving individuals of their fundamental rights to life and liberty. The inability to determine the whereabouts and well-being of missing persons inflicts immense emotional and psychological trauma on their families, leaving them in a state of agonizing uncertainty.
Most Baloch families are afraid of letting their children pursue higher education because they fear that their child might be the next name on the list of enforced disappearance victims. If a few families allow their children to go, they strictly advise them not to wear Balochi clothes and never identify themselves as Baloch.
Mainly in Islamabad and other cities of Punjab, Baloch students face harassment by law enforcement agencies, and because of this, students are under mental agony, affecting their education. Moreover, it also leads their families towards mental illness.
Recently, Anees Baloch, a student of BSCS who graduated from Bahauddin Zakariya University in Multan, was abducted from a local restaurant in Khuzdar on June 4, 2024. Similarly, Farooq Baloch was forcibly disappeared from Quetta in early June 2024, according to journalist Hamid Mir. But will Baloch students witness the end of forced disappearances?
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